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Carol Burnett, Recipient of the Inaugural Carol Burnett Award

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The Golden Globes will be honoring Carol Burnett this year with an award called….The Carol Burnett Award.

Carol Burnett, Recipient of the Inaugural Carol Burnett Award
The legendary Carol Burnett
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5-time Golden Globe winner Burnett is the most decorated performer in the medium, and the award will be given to "celebrate the highest level of achievement in television". Her variety show received 25 Emmy Awards (Carol herself has 6 Emmys), making it one of the most honored shows in television history.

HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) President Meher Tatna offered this statement on the announcement:

"For more than 50 years, comedy trailblazer Carol Burnett has been breaking barriers while making us laugh. She was the first woman to host a variety sketch show, 'The Carol Burnett Show.'

She was also the first woman to win both the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and Kennedy Center Honors. And now we add another first to her running list: the first recipient -– and namesake -– of the new Golden Globe top honor for achievement in television, the Carol Burnett Award.

We are profoundly grateful for her contributions to the entertainment industry and honored to celebrate her legacy forever at the Golden Globes."

The Golden Globes will air live coast-to-coast Sunday January 6th 2019 on NBC.

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